Disinfectant dispenser



y 7, 1953 H. L. GORDON 2,644,167

DISINFECTANT DISPENSER Fill ed Oct. 25, 1949 INVENTOR. fiara/d A.Gordan.

a? aka 5K Patented July 7, 1953 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE DISINFECTANTDISPENSER Harold L. Gordon, Youngstown, Ohio, assignor to Emanuel E.Evans, Poland, Ohio Application October 25, 1949, Serial No. 123,513

A still further object of the invention is the provision of adisinfectant dispenser for a water closet and operative only upon theflushing action of the said water closet.

The disinfectant dispenser disclosed herein comprises a simple devicewhich may be inexpensively manufactured and mounted in a water supplytank of a water closet where it is operated by the fluid level thereinto dispense a small amount of disinfectant liquid each time the fluidlevel in the said tank changes.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the

invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in thedetails of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it beingunderstood that changes in the precise embodiment of the inventionherein disclosed can be made within the scope of what is claimed withoutdeparting from the spirit of the invention.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a water tank such as used on a watercloset and showing the disinfectant dispenser therein.

Figure 2 is a front view of the disinfectant dispenser.

Figure 3 is an enlarged detailed view of a portion of the disinfectantdispenser with parts broken away and parts in cross section.

By referring to the drawings and Figure 1 in particular it will be seenthat a water tank 10 of a water closet is disclosed and provided with alid H. Means (not shown) is located in the bottom portion of the tank itfor draining the fluid contents therefrom and for refilling the 'catedpurpose.

is pivoted as by means of pivots 15-15. The

cylindrical tank it is provided witha fillerpipe l5 and a closure l1therefor and at least one restricted outlet IBI The'cylindrical tank 54is provided with an arm [9 on one side thereof and avertical rod 20 ispivotally afiixed to-the arm l9 and has a float 2| secured to itsopposite lowermost end. A guide member 22 is secured to the U-shapedbody member' 12 and depends therefrom to slidably engage the rod 2i] andthereby hold the same in substantial vertical alignment with the arm I9.

By referring to Figures 2 and 3 of the drawings be observed that at suchtime as the liquid level in the tank H3 is in the position illustratedin Figure 1 of the drawings the float 21 will move the rod 28 upwardlyand thereby maintain the cylindrical tank I i with the filler pipe I6and the restricted outlets It in upright position at the top of thedevice.

At such time as the liquid level in the tank [0 falls as upon theflushing of the water closet with which the tank is associated, thefloat 21 will move downwardly to the position illustrated in dottedlines in Figures 1 and 2 of the drawings and thereby move the rod 20downwardly and hence cause the cylindrical tank [4 to revolve on itspivots E5 to a point where a disinfecting liquid therein will bedispensed through one of the restricted outlets N3, the other of theoutlets l8 forming an air vent for the cylindrical tank 14. Thedisinfectant dispensed is thus mixed with the fluid in the tank It fromwhence it is directed into the water closet in the usual manner.

Immediately upon the fluid levelin the tank it rising, the float 2! willmove the rod 26) upwardly and hence revolve the cylindrical tank l4 backto upright position as shown in the several figures of the drawings. 7operative only at such timeas the liquid level in the tank changes. Thedisinfectant liquid normally held by the cylindrical tank t may be anyliquid known in the art and suitable for the indi- I The supply of thedisinfecting l quid in the tank l4 may be-replenished from time to timeas needed by'removing the closure ll.

It will thus be seen that a simple and efiicient disinfectant dispenserhas been disclosed which meets the several objects of the invention andThe device is therefore.

which may be easily installed in any water closet tank for automaticoperation therein.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

1. A disinfectant dispenser for water closet reservoirs comprising aU-shaped body member, one portion of which is longer than the other andhas an qutturned hook formed thereon for engagement over. the Side Wallof the said reservoir, a tank revolvably mounted in said U-shaped bodymember, a restricted outlet on said tank and a filler pipe on said tankand a closure the reior, said filler pipe and restricted outlet locatedon the uppermost portion of. the said tanig a (2%: pending guide memberon said U shap ed body, member, means for maintaining and for rotatingsaid tank, said means comprising'a rod pivotally' connected to said tankand slidably engaging said guide member, a float on the said rod and iri's aidre rvoir. V

d s m ca dis en e 9; watercl s reservoirs and comprising a U'-, s haped.b0dymm b er. one portion of. which is longer? than the other ear-a sliii tesi 6 51 fb i nei hst qe'fqr 'engage fif nlt over. the side wall01?. the said reserbody member having oppof aimed, inviir c n iq aedf qylin i' al r siv in radia mete-s am to w enie le e mounted in the saidU-shaped body member on the said pivots, a downwardly extending guidemember on said body member having a horizontal loop on its lowermost endand a sidewardly extending arm on said tank, a rod pivoted to said armand engaging the said loop on the guide member and a float secured tosaid rod beneath said; lqop on the guide-member, means on said tank: orfi l-ins he e. with a isinfectin liquid and a restricted outlet in saidtank for dischargiigg liquid when the said tank is revolved by the saidfloat responsive to a fall in the water level in the said reservoir.

- HAROLD L. GORDON.

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